When the Obscure Basalt without Sinking

#144448 RGB(20,68,72)

About this color

When the Obscure Basalt without Sinking occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #144448 — RGB(20, 68, 72).

#144448RGB(20, 68, 72)

HSL 185° · 57% saturation · 18% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Obscure Basalt without Sinking
HEX
#144448
RGB
rgb(20,68,72)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,26.7%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(185,57%,18%)
HSV
hsv(185,72%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,6,0,72)
LAB
lab(26,-14,-7)
LCH
lch(26,16,207)
sRGB
(0.078,0.267,0.282)
HEX8
#144448ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020068072

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
57%
Hue
185°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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